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Old Feb 12, 2006 | 12:24 PM
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shaving door handles...maybe?

im thinking about shaving my door handles (and possibly my side mirrors) what pound of solenoids door poppers would i use ?
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Old Feb 12, 2006 | 02:55 PM
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dont use anything stronger then 35 lbs solenoids otherwise depending on how you hook it up..it may start breaking rods and what not...i used the electric life kit....no problems yet...got it from summit
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Old Feb 12, 2006 | 04:09 PM
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Just remember that most race tracks wont allow you to race if you have shaved handles.
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Old Feb 13, 2006 | 01:19 PM
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i would do something about those hood pins first
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Old Feb 13, 2006 | 01:35 PM
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Why would you need heaving door poppers? I'd get the smallest resonably possible. Those noids don't open the doors, they just unlock/pull the handle, the springs are what actually push the door open.
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Old Feb 13, 2006 | 02:54 PM
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yea the kit I got at the time had 45lbs solenoids which is overkill for a door kit....ended up snapping a rod a few months in, and had to ruin a perfectly good door panel to get inside and fix the problem


...I know VPA sells kits with 15lb solenoids...should be perfect
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Old Feb 13, 2006 | 03:38 PM
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Originally posted by 87TPI350KID
i would do something about those hood pins first
what does that have to do with my doors !
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Old Feb 13, 2006 | 03:48 PM
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Originally posted by JTZ28
what does that have to do with my doors !
didn't you know... anything is fair game when you post a picture. I guess even sig pics count now
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